Workshops
Advances in PFAS: Challenges and Opportunities
October 5-6, 2023
Clarkson University Capital Region Campus (CRC)
80 Nott Terrace, Schenectady, NY
Agenda
Thursday, October 5, 2023
5:00 PM Check-in and Poster Display [Atrium]
6:00 PM Dinner [Atrium]
Friday, October 6, 2023
9:00 AM Check-in and Continental Breakfast [Atrium]
9:30 AM Welcome from the Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions
- Stefan Grimberg, Co-Director and Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University
- Stephen Shaw, Co-Director and Associate Professor, Environmental Resources Engineering, SUNY ESF
9:45 Keynote – Forward Thinking PFAS Solutions: From Waste Remediation to Safer Substitutes
- Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim
Environmental Engineer and Group Leader, Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Work Session 1: Current Status of PFAS Risk Assessment and Monitoring in New York [Room 002]
Facilitator: Stephen Shaw, Associate Professor, Environmental Resources Engineering, SUNY ESF
Speakers:
- Douglas Daley, Associate Professor, Environmental Resources Engineering; Director of Analytical & Technical Services, SUNY ESF
- Daniel Rearick, Research Scientist, Division of Water, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
- Molly Trembley, Environmental Engineer, Organics Reduction and Recycling, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Goals: Priority Areas | Research Gaps | Steps to move forward and collaborations
12:00 PM Lunch [Atrium]
12:45 PM Work Session 2: Solutions for PFAS Removal and Remediation [Room 002]
Facilitators:
- Stefan Grimberg, Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University
- Yang Yang, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University
Speakers:
- Scott Grieco, Global Technology Leader – PFAS & Emerging Contaminants, Jacobs
- Thomas Holsen, Jean S. Newell Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Clarkson University
Goals: Current Solutions in the Field | Priority Areas | Research Gaps | Steps to move forward and collaborations
2:00 PM Break
2:15 PM Connecting the Day
- General Science and Technology
- Agency Support in NYS
- Workforce Development/Prepare next generation
3:00 PM Adjourn
